The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-22

the Bat Bag" On the suggestion be-
Ing made that echoes from bat bag
would sound mufflsd and indistinc', 9
change was made, and the Herald sr-
tist now comes to the front with
"Line Hits From the Filed" Spects.
tors on the grand stand are probably
lodging.
LAST week President Soden, OF the
Boston club, received q note In which
was iDclosed 81 DO, aud the signature
Of "Conscie nee" attached. Some one
had probably received the wrong
change to that amount in paying for
his ticket Boston Herald.
MANAGER FOSTER. OF Minneapolis,
60 indignant at the attempts OF an
agent OF the Indianapolis club to
obtain the release OF Elmer Foster,
his center fielder. He says Foster
will not be released for any considera.
ton. He will be remembered as the
outfelder and pitcher with the Nets
In 1885.
MARX BALDWIN, OF the Chicago
club, goes through six different mo.
tons before he delivers the ball. He
first passes his baud across his breast,
then sizes up the ball, put his right
hand on the back of his head, looks at
the ball sgain, closes his left eye and
finally shoot the ball over the plate
like lightning,
IT is stated that the Chlcagos have
made "a offer to Esterbrook, formerly
Of the New Yorks and Metropolitaus,
to play at third base In place OF Tom
Burns, who is uuquestionably the
weakest member OF the Chicago nine
An uncertain fielder and q poor bat
ter, and getting worse In both respects
every ason.-Chicsgo Exchange.
"a VOICE from the grave " Presi-
dent Won der Abe received a commu-
nication yesterday from George Wash.
ington B,adley, the ex.piicher, ex.
general player and ex manager, offer.
log his services, and stating that he
was In sine trim" President Won
der Abe will not do anything to jsop
srdiIs the aforesaid trim ."-St. Louis
Republican.
Manager Wright has great conf.
dence in the ultimate development OF
left handed Devlin into q first class
pitcher. One OF his strongest points
Is the nerve he possesses. No matter
how hard he is hit he never loses
his head, and keeps up his work in
the box as earnestly as though his OPP
ponents were not touching the ball at
all. That was Daily's strong hold
last year.
The Chicago club, which sold Mike
Kelly to the Bosions for $1,000 last
year, 10 ready to part with any Of lite
present corps Of able players for that
sum. President Spsuld.pg says: IL
will sell Carlson, Williamson, Pfeffer
or any man in the team for $4,000,
and consider II good investment.
The fact Is, no ball player 10 worth
that much to q club. There 10 nc
player so good but that bis equal can
bs found"
DETROIT played an exhibitio, game
at South Bend. Ind, on Friday. The
contract called for baseball and nc
monkeying, and the leaders OF the
league fulfilled their part to the letter
Thirty.nine hits with q total OF fifty
two gives q faint idea OF the terrific
punishment meted out 10 the unof
lending ball. Bssun and CAMEL 90
cupied the points, and the Green
Stocking, did not get a hit until the
third inning. The score was AZ 10 2
The number OF balls pitched In
game has been q subject Of study I,
Professor Martin, oi Louisville, and h,
10 keeping q register. Ia last Tues
day, game Ramsey had total OF 10
balls, an average OF fifteen In eacl
inning. MullaDe pitched l4l balls, o
an average OF III 10 each inning-th,
Lpuisvillee only going 10 the bat II
eight innings. HIS average for eacl
man who went TO the bat was 4 l.3
balls, while Rsmsey's average wa
3l5 Is. The work done by boil
pitchers was remarkable, however, q
only one man was given his base OF
balls-that by Hecker. In an averag,
game the number OF balls pitched i
over 200.
A CLEVER piece OF headworf In on,
Of the Chicago games with Philadel
phis deserves 10 20 on record. Will
hanson, who always has bis wit
about him, when on tho base,, hat
reached third, when fJul from Barn
bat went back toward the home play
ers' bench. Mcclure, the catcher
started In that direction, but 10 saw,
him the trouble. PieffT got the bal
and threw II directly 10 the pitche
standing in his position. McGuir,
msanw nile walking slowly bscl
toward the plate. Williamson VIII,
'..tAntly perceived the opening, wheI
IN. h," had been received by tn
pitcher, WORKED = e'''s .ss.t vo '. sn'
base without attracting a., ~,
then made q dash for the plate :"
had safely scored his run before any
body but he had discovered thu
chance offered.